The Kuala Lumpur–Kuala Selangor Expressway ( Malay: ''Lebuhraya Kuala Lumpur–Kuala Selangor''), KLS ''(formerly ''Ijok–Templer Park Highway'' (), LATAR)'' or sometimes called LATAR Expressway (), is an expressway in

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. It is part of the Kuala Lumpur Outer Ring Road. The expressway connects

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near

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to Templer's Park near Rawang and not

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as its name suggests – consequently, motorists will need to travel another 20 km to Kuala Lumpur via Kuala Lumpur–Rawang Highway. Kuala Lumpur–Kuala Selangor Expressway is the fourth east–west-oriented expressway in the

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after the Federal Highway, the

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(NKVE) and the

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Route background

The Kilometre Zero of the expressway is located at Ijok.

History

Previously, the Federal Route 54 was the only gateway to Kuala Selangor, with a typical journey of 1 hours. The Kuala Lumpur–Kuala Selangor Expressway project was awarded to Bina Puri Holdings Berhad for contract amounting to

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958 million. The turnkey contractor for this project was Mudajaya Corporation Berhad. The construction is divided into two packages, package 1 of the proposed design-and-build contract is from Ijok to Kundang, while package 2 is from Kundang to Templer's Park. Construction work was started in the third quarter 2008 and was completed in the middle of 2011. The expressway was opened to traffic on 23 June 2011.

Features

*Many

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estates along this expressway. *2 Lane Dual Carriageway *5 Interchanges *4 Toll Plazas (Kundang West and Kundang East on Kundang interchange have 2 toll plazas) *Rest & Service Areas *Aesthetically Designed Bridges (Viaducts) in different locations such as Ijok and Yew Hock Estate viaducts *Templer's Park Interchange in the eastern end of expressway is a most scenic views.

Toll systems

The Kuala Lumpur–Kuala Selangor Expressway using opened toll systems. There are 6

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s along Kuala Lumpur–Kuala Selangor Expressway. Each toll plaza is located around 4–6 km away.

Electronic Toll Collections (ETC)

As part of an initiative to facilitate faster transaction at the Ijok, Kuang East, Kuang West, Kundang East, Kundang West and Taman Rimba Templer Toll Plazas, all toll transactions at six toll plazas on the Kuala Lumpur–Kuala Selangor Expressway have been conducting electronically via

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cards or SmartTAGs starting 2 March 2016.

Toll rates

''(Starting 15 October 2015)''

List of interchanges

The speed limit for the entire expressway is 110 km/h except at Ijok, Kuang East, Kuang West, and Taman Rimba Templer toll plazas where the speed limit is 60 km/h.

References

External links

LATAR Expressway
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